Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- number of pupils
- pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
- pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:
- communication and interaction
- cognition and learning
- social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
- sensory and/or physical needs
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castle Hill High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | 100% | 42.9% |
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- gross internal floor area
- average age of buildings
- whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castle Hill High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 341 | Sign in to see | |
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | ||
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | ||
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | ||
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | ||
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 235 | ||
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | ||
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | ||
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | ||
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | ||
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | ||
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | ||
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 |